Best of the West: Power Rankings for Week of Feb. 13
- Stanford (22-1, 13-0). The Cardinal battled for their weekend sweep against USC and UCLA and head up to Oregon for a surprisingly big game on Thursday night against Oregon State.
- Cal (18-7, 9-4). The Bears lost a painful game in overtime at home to USC on Saturday night, one of the best conference games in a long while. Just happy it was on TV for people to see. Now an Oregon trip fraught with peril for the Bears, who aren’t interested in dropping into the mess in the middle of the Pac-12.
- Fresno State (20-4, 8-0). Fresno State hit a school-record tying 18 3-pointers in defeating Nevada-Reno on Saturday. I gave them a vote in the AP poll this week.
- BYU (22-4, 10-2). Beating up on Gonzaga at home this week makes a statement in the WCC.
- Gonzaga (11-2, 22-4). On the other side, the Zags were beaten soundly by BYU and it might be costly come time to place the Bulldogs in the NCAA bracket.
- San Diego State (18-5, 8-1). The Aztecs solidified their spot at the top of the Mountain West with a big road win at UNLV in which they broke open a close game in the second half.
- USC (13-11, 7-6). Will Saturday’s big win at Cal be enough to build some momentum for the capable Women of Troy? Will Ashley Corral’s injured ankle derail that momentum?
- Oregon State (17-7, 8-5). Suddenly, the Beavers are the team in sole possession of third place in the Pac-12 and a very dangerous matchup for Stanford and Cal who will come to Corvallis this week.
- UCLA (12-12, 7-6). The Bruins have a very big game coming up at USC next weekend, one in which they could cement their spot in the top half of the conference standings and perhaps stay in line for a first-round bye in the tournament.
- Arizona State (16-8, 7-6). The Sun Devils snapped a three-game losing streak by winning at Colorado to salvage their first trip to the new Pac-12 schools. ASU was looking tournament-worthy a couple of weeks ago, now they just look like another team in the scrum.
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